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Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development

Skill Level

All

Total Hours (TQT)

190 hours

Mandatory Units

2

Optional Units

9

Language

English

Overview

This qualification is aimed at practitioners with learning and development as a significant part of their role. It is suitable for in-house trainers and training managers, external trainers, assessors, IQA’s, workplace managers or supervisors, and staff with responsibility for colleagues’ learning and development

Who is the course for?

The purpose of the qualification is to help provide a platform to enter the learning and development sector or a job role such as Team Leader, Supervisor or Manager.

What are the entry requirements to access the course?

There are no formal entry requirements to access this course; however, you will need access to a PC/Laptop/Mac and internet access. You will also be required to be motivated and able to set aside time to complete your work.

Do I have to sit exams?

As this is a vocational qualification there are no final exams for you to sit. You will be continually assessed using a variety of tasks intended to show and use the skillset that you have.

How is this course delivered?

This course is delivered remotely utilising our materials and the use of zoom / teams / Skype, etc.  All written work will be submitted and assesed via our portfolio system.

What is the duration of the course?

The duration of the course is approximately 190 hours TQT.  This includes tutoring and individual learning; however, as we take into account your previous work and academic history this could be less.

What will I learn from the course?

You will develop knowledge and skills in delivering effective learning and development provision and/or carrying out assessment and assessment-related quality assurance activities for an organisation.

Course Format

This qualification comprises of two mandatory units and an extensive choice of option units.  You can work with LCP to find the best- fit from the optional units offered in the qualification to suit you and your career.

Mandatory Units:

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles, purpose and context of learning and development
  • Understand the learning and development cycle
  • Understand how people learn
  • Understand the needs of learners in relation to learning and development
  • Understand the roles and responsibilities of the learning and development practitioner
  • Understand legislative and organisational requirements in relation to learning and development

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand approaches to and processes associated with reflective practice and continuing professional development

  • Be able to reflect on own performance as a learning and development practitioner

  • Be able to improve own learning and development practice

Optional Units – Chose a minimum of 15 credits from the options shown in groups A to E

Choose a maximum of 2 units worth a minimum 9 credits from the following options in group A:

Group A Optional Units:

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
  • Understand different types of assessment method
  • Understand how to plan assessment
  • Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
  • Understand how to make assessment decisions
  • Understand quality assurance of the assessment process
  • Understand how to manage information relating to assessment
  • Understand the legal and good practice requirements in relation to assessment

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to plan the assessment of occupational competence
  • Be able to make assessment decisions about occupational competence
  • Be able to provide required information following the assessment of occupational competence
  • Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing occupational competence

Choose a maximum of 2 units worth a minimum 9 credits from the following options in Group B:

Group B Optional Units:

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the principles and requirements of assessment
  • Understand different types of assessment method
  • Understand how to plan assessment
  • Understand how to involve learners and others in assessment
  • Understand how to make assessment decisions
  • Understand quality assurance of the assessment process
  • Understand how to manage information relating to assessment
  • Understand the legal and good practice requirements in relation to assessment

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to prepare assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Be able to carry out assessments of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Be able to provide required information following the assessment of vocational skills, knowledge and understanding
  • Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when assessing vocational skills, knowledge and understanding

Choose a maximum of 2 units worth a minimum 12 credits from the following options in Group C:

Group C Optional Units:

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Be able to internally evaluate the quality of assessment
  • Be able to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Be able to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Be able to maintain legal and good practice requirements when internally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the context and principles of internal quality assurance
  • Understand how to plan the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Understand techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally
  • Understand how to internally maintain and improve the quality of assessment
  • Understand how to manage information relevant to the internal quality assurance of assessment
  • Understand the legal and good practice requirements for the internal quality assurance of assessment

Choose a minimum of 1 unit worth a minimum 3 credits from the following options:

Group D Optional Units:

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand principles underpinning development and preparation of resources for learning and development

  • Be able to develop resources to meet learning and development needs

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles and practices of managing learning and development in groups
  • Be able to manage group learning and development environments
  • Be able to apply methodologies to manage learning and development in groups
  • Be able to manage learning and development in groups to comply with legal and organisational requirements

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the opportunities available for workforce development
  • Understand how to engage with employers to promote workforce development
  • Understand how to design learning and development opportunities in the workplace
  • Understand how to facilitate learning and development opportunities in the workplace
  • Be able to engage with employers on workforce development issues
  • Be able to work with employers to facilitate workforce development solutions

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand principles and practices of learning and development in groups
  • Be able to facilitate learning and development in groups
  • Be able to assist groups to apply new knowledge and skills in practical contexts
  • Be able to assist learners to reflect on their learning and development undertaken in groups

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand principles and purpose of engaging learners in learning and development
  • Understand the role of mentoring in facilitating learning
  • Be able to assist and engage the learner in the learning and development process
  • Be able to assist the learner in reviewing their own progress

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles and practices of learning needs analysis for organisations
  • Be able to conduct learning needs analysis for the organisation
  • Be able to agree organisational learning and development plans with relevant people

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand principles and practices of one to one learning and development
  • Be able to facilitate one to one learning and development
  • Be able assist individual learners in applying new knowledge and skills in practical contexts
  • Be able to assist individual learners in reflecting on their learning and/or development

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand the principles and practices of learning needs analysis for individuals

  • Be able to conduct learning needs analysis for individuals

  • Be able to agree individual learning and development needs

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand contexts for evaluation and quality improvement of learning and development
  • Understand evaluation of learning and development
  • Be able to evaluate learning and development in accordance with organisational requirements
  • Be able to improve learning and development ensuring regulatory andorganisational requirements are met

6 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Understand the principles underpinning the development of learning and development programmes
  • Be able to develop learning and development programmes
  • Be able to review learning and development programmes

3 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand information and advice available for learners and employers

  • Understand own boundaries and limitations in relation to providing information and advice

  • Be able to provide information and advice to learners and employers

  • Be able to assist learners and employers to access information and advice

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to plan learning and development opportunities

  • Be able to prepare specific learning and development opportunities to meet learner needs

6 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand informationrelating to employers developing provision for learners

  • Understand how to engage with employers for the benefit of learners

  • Be able to engage with employers for the benefit of learners

  • Be able to evaluate the effect of employer provision on the learner and partner organisation

If Group E is chosen choose a maximum of 9 units from the following options:

Group E Optional Units:

7 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to prepare a budget for own area of responsibility.
  • Be able to manage a budget
  • Be able to review budget management performance

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to understand customer service standards required in own organisation.
  • Be able to implement sustainable processes for customer satisfaction
  • Be able to manage and support colleagues in delivering customer service standards
  • Be able to manage and develop culture in own organisation to support customer service standards
  • Be able to monitor customer service levels for continuous improvement

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to produce a work plan for own area of responsibility

  • Be able to allocate and agree responsibilities with team members

  • Be able to monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility and provide feedback

  • Be able to review and amend plans of work for own area of responsibility and communicate changes

5 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to communicate a teams purpose and objectives to the team members

  • Be able to develop a plan with team members showing how team objectives will be met

  • Be able to support team members identifying opportunities and providing support

  • Be able to monitor and evaluate progress and recognise individual and team achievement

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand own responsibilities under equality legislation, relevant codes of practice and own organisational policies

  • Be able to communicate an organisations written equality, diversity and inclusion policy and procedures in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to monitor equality, diversity and inclusion within own area of responsibility

6 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to provide colleagues and stakeholders with information
  • Be able to consult with colleagues and stakeholders in relation to decisions or activities
  • Understand the importance of fulfilling agreements and honouring commitments made to colleagues and stakeholders
  • Understand how to manage potential conflicts of interest
  • Understand how to be able to monitor working relationships
  • Be able to review and improve the effectiveness of working relationships

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

7 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

6 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.

  • Be able to implement operational plans in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility

Choose up to a minimum credit value of 18 from the following options:

Group P1 Management Units:

7 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to prepare a budget for own area of responsibility.
  • Be able to manage a budget
  • Be able to review budget management performance

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to understand customer service standards required in own organisation.
  • Be able to implement sustainable processes for customer satisfaction
  • Be able to manage and support colleagues in delivering customer service standards
  • Be able to manage and develop culture in own organisation to support customer service standards
  • Be able to monitor customer service levels for continuous improvement

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to produce a work plan for own area of responsibility

  • Be able to allocate and agree responsibilities with team members

  • Be able to monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility and provide feedback

  • Be able to review and amend plans of work for own area of responsibility and communicate changes

5 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Be able to communicate a teams purpose and objectives to the team members

  • Be able to develop a plan with team members showing how team objectives will be met

  • Be able to support team members identifying opportunities and providing support

  • Be able to monitor and evaluate progress and recognise individual and team achievement

4 Credit unit at Level 3

  • Understand own responsibilities under equality legislation, relevant codes of practice and own organisational policies

  • Be able to communicate an organisations written equality, diversity and inclusion policy and procedures in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to monitor equality, diversity and inclusion within own area of responsibility

6 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to provide colleagues and stakeholders with information
  • Be able to consult with colleagues and stakeholders in relation to decisions or activities
  • Understand the importance of fulfilling agreements and honouring commitments made to colleagues and stakeholders
  • Understand how to manage potential conflicts of interest
  • Understand how to be able to monitor working relationships
  • Be able to review and improve the effectiveness of working relationships

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

5 Credit unit at Level 4

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

7 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to lead in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to provide direction and set objectives in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to communicate the direction for own area of responsibility and collect feedback to inform improvement

  • Be able to assess own leadership performance

6 Credit unit at Level 5

  • Be able to align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.

  • Be able to implement operational plans in own area of responsibility

  • Be able to monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility

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